In India, Mint reports Indian Oil Corp. Ltd (IOCL), Bharat Petroleum Corp. Ltd (BPCL) and Hindustan Petroleum Corp. Ltd (HPCL) are backtracking on their commitments to build second generation ethanol facilities, finding it too difficult to do so and costing 10 times as much to do as first generation, so they will instead focus on […]
In Canada, Canadian farmers are looking to reduce waste, and plant-based plastics are an increasingly popular alternative as part of a growing Canadian bioeconomy. Creating exciting new options for Canadian farmers, while supporting them in responsibly managing on-farm plastic waste, is helping to build a healthier economy and environment. Today the Minister of Agriculture and […]
In India, the Indian Express newspaper reports Bihar has become the first state to approve its own biofuel policy, which includes up to a 15% capex subsidy for investors installing new ethanol production capacity, including from grains. Other tax and fee rebates, discounts and waivers are included in the policy to further promote production, which […]
In France, a team of aerospace specialists has launched the world’s first in-flight emissions study using 100% sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) on a wide-body commercial passenger aircraft. Airbus, German research center DLR, Rolls-Royce and SAF producer Neste have teamed up to start the pioneering ‘Emission and Climate Impact of Alternative Fuels’ (ECLIF3) project looking into […]
In Canada, Covenant Energy is developing a renewable fuel processing plant which is planned to be constructed in southern Saskatchewan with the following approximate characteristics: 6,500 barrels a day, 300-325 million liters per year of production capacity. Finished fuels including renewable diesel, arctic-grade renewable diesel, and sustainable aviation fuel are all to be produced at […]
In Texas, Viridis Chemical, LLC and HELM U.S. Corporation announced an exclusive Global Marketing Partnership for the purchase and sale of USP grade bio-based Ethanol and bio-based Ethyl Acetate to be produced at the Viridis Chemical manufacturing plant in Columbus, Nebraska. HELM will immediately assume the exclusive responsibility for global sales, marketing and logistics management […]
In Hungary, following several years of research and development MOL has stepped up the value chain and has become a biofuel producer, through the realization of an investment in the Danube Refinery. Bio feedstock will be co-processed together with fossil materials increasing the renewable share of fuels and reducing up to 200,000 tons /year CO2 […]
In Germany, at approximately 3.025 million metric tons, the incorporation of biofuels in diesel fuel blends reached its highest level in the past year since the quota regime was introduced in 2007. In providing this information, the Union zur Förderung von Oel- und Proteinpflanzen (UFOP) e.V. refers to statistics published by the Federal Office for […]
In China, People’s Daily Online reports the city of Shanghai’s municipal bus fleet moved to 100% B5 at the end of 2020, helping to get gutter oil out of the food supply chain and into clean fuel. Trials with B5 first began in 2013 and transition to B5 amongst the fleet began in earnest in […]
In Nevada, researchers from the University of Nevada-Reno believe the cactus pear, with its high heat tolerance and low water use, may be able to provide fuel and food in places that previously haven’t been able to grow much in the way of sustainable crops. As part of the College’s Experiment Station unit, researchers recently […]
